Day 9: Cultural Day in St. Gallen

Friday, Oct. 16
Everyone was completely exhausted after a late night but we were up and around by noon. Unfortunately the weather today was not the best. It was raining when we woke up and the forecast shows it should turn to snow by tonight. Regardless of the inclement weather a few of us set out on the town to finish up our souvenir shopping and see as much of St. Gallen as possible.

After several hours of successful souvenir purchasing we remembered the Olma festival was going on in town. The Olma is a local festival that celebrates local agriculture and food. Unique to this festival is the Olma Bratwurst, a sausage that is only made once a year and served during the festival. And let me tell you, this sausage is delicious!!! Along with the great food at the festival there were rides, games, and many, many vendors selling all sorts of goods.

Two hours of wandering the streets of the festival was enough for us in the cold rainy weather so we decided to head back to the hostel and get cleaned up for one last night out on the town in St. Gallen. We had met some locals the night before and had planned to meet with them at a local bar. After meeting with them they took us to another local dance club. This was a great experience having the locals take us around and show us what the nightlife in St. Gallen was like. We turned in to bed early in preparation for another early rise for our travels to Frankfurt, Germany.